Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-04
ALEYANDER'S BIG VOTE.
THE CENTRAL RAILROAD'S
NEW ENGAGEMENT.

NEW Nj ANAGFM E&I.
The Alexander Directory Elected by
$4,000 M.iority-Ths Most Exciting
Raj road Contest Ever Known in the
south-The Rsoul Arrangements Over
whe ming Defeat Gen. Alexander
yot.s Nearly IA ~ iority of Stock in
His own Name-How the Movement to
Control Was started and How II
Ended-What the Future Presidonps
Policy Will Be-Sketch of the New D1-
reotOry.
Gen. f. P. Alexander Al 666 shares.
Capt. W. Il. Rsoul 27,71S shares.
That was the result OF yesterdays Gen.
trail railroad election, one OF the most
notable contests Tor The control of a cor
uoraiion ever known in the State Of
Georgia, and in fact in the South. Few
political campaigns ever awakened
deeper interest, and it is a matter of con-
graduation that they hardly ever last so
long.
six months ago the stock Of the Central
Railroad and Banking Company OF
Georgia paid . per cent. sem-annual
dividend and was quoted III the market
at 60.
THE MOVEMENT TO CONTROL.
About that time parties then unknown
went Into the market quietly and began
buying the stock. From the moment that
The stock started up until midday yester-
day interest in the movement deepened
and suread, until all of Georgia was
feverish with excitement, as SICK man
is with the malaria.
The company owns, operates, or con-
trolls, upUjd of 1000 miles OF railroad
in The South, but D. principally in. Georgia,
Its stockholders number 1000. scattered
chiefly over the State. Then too are scores
OF thriving towns and cities, either at the
terminals or along its many branches,
most intensely interested in everything
that concerned the road. Hundreds OF
thousands of people ~ all, directly or in
directly more Or less concerned in the
great corporation, were gravely interested
too in its affairs.
WIDESPREAD INTEREST.
Consequently the report that a move
ment was on foot to change the manage
ment attracted Immediate attention, and
as the weeks sped by and the mystery as
TO who the purchasers were remained I'm.
solved, the interest which at first was
scarcely more than curiosity grew and
waxed deeper and more intense until il
ina ly resolved itself into wave OF ex-
element that swept the State from Cnat-
ham 10 Muscogee.
And the excitement which was great
in the Interior seemed a hundred fold
more so in Savannah. Here was the
roads chief terminal point, its general
Offices and chief officers, It's immense
wbarves and steamship lines, its bank,
its shops, great warehouses, cotton
presses-in a word its head centre. No
wonder, then, that the city was so deeply
stirred.
The general public was divided in its
opinion as TO what the result would be,
and during the day sought eagerly tor the
latest information from the place OF vot-
ing.
GEN. ALEXANDER AT THE POLLS.
The announcement had been made that
the ballOting would commence at 10
O'CLOCK at he Central Railroad Bank on
Bay street. AT 8:45 O'Clock Gen. Alex
ander entered the bank. He was the frst
stakeholder TO arrive, aud he at once took
a position at the discount clerks window.
For over an hour he waited patiently for
the hands on tue clock to reach the hour
when the fret share could be voted. Mr..
Pat Calhoun aud Col. William Garrard
stood near and chatted with him.
Along toward 10 other stockholde RS
dropped in by ones and twOs, the first
OphASAo bOAHA Va lhClpdlty eOtuc vi ble
owners who live Up ia the interior and
are accustomed to rising early and do not
mind from TO 10 dogs. below freezing
point.
The judges were gathered around the
stove within the railing twenty minutes
before the time TO start. Some who came
in seemed not little surprised at seem Q
Gen. Alexander waiting 70 cast mis- vote.
sHREwD MOVE.
1t was a shrewd move Oh his part as
was amply shown later. and p6maOre
than very few hours later eth
BY 10 O'Clock rsee7t<sS ,lutsia
ing was pretty well croW9
Capt. John Nj. Guerard, who IN IN.
man OF the board OF judges, said I'D.
Gen. Alexander read from a bo0SSI sn-
tanning his proxies alphabetically
ranged the name annie Adams "
shares" Cashier II. NJ. CunIlnghaM
who also had list of the Generals prox.
les, repeated the name and number.
Reference was made to book by the c erks
OF the election.tne proxies were pronounc.
ed o. h. and 20 shares belonging to Sarah
5. Adams were next voted. Then shares
and 20 shares were voted, and then I25 for
j. h. Alexander. Three small proxies
longing to G. W. - were called out.
The aNIsgs W ,bout two proxies rer
minute. "a }, 10, 100 and l25 shares
were calNN44lhS one alter another. with
now and then string Of small holdings
from one to ten. The first really large
block which the General voted was the
2,109 shares OF A. Dutenhoier, OF New
York. Mr.. Dutenhofer, Col. Garrard, Mr..
Pat Calhoun, Capt. Henry Blum, DR..
West, of Augusta, and other friends OF
Gen. Alexander We're either standing lust
hack of him us be voted or moving about
in the crowd.
The Glimer stock, amounting TO 45O
shares, was voted by Gen. Alexander, and
a few minutes aftsrward he n
Green stock.
THE GREENsHfDCK.
There was a rumor that Mrs. Hattie
Green's holding would be thrown tO
Capt. Raoul, but when the General read
MRS. Hattie ii. r. Green 6, 400 shares'
1t was passed along with the others
Douglass Green voted 500 the same way
and 50 did f. Nj. Green, which. with
what had been previously voted, brought
the total up 10 $4,000 shares. over ,00C
shares belonging to Mrs. NJ. n. Hartridge
were also voted by the General. Other
large blocks which he cast we're: 4. d.
Harkins 223, II. Is. Holins Il Co., New
York, 693. Gen. IL. Il. Jackson
over 500, Gen. A. Il. Lawton, about $50
the Merchants National Bank Of Savan
nah 7I2, &. IL. Phinizy III, A. NJ. Quarter
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